Does the use of hairsprays containing alcohol invalidate wudu’ if used after wudu’?
Using hairspray after ablution does not affect its validity or nullify it, even if it contains alcohol. However, prayer is not valid with it if the alcohol it contains remains in its original intoxicating state, because it is then impure, and removing impurity is a condition for the validity of prayer. But if the alcohol has transformed from its original state due to manufacturing, such that it is no longer intoxicating when used, then it is pure, and prayer is valid with it. It is not permissible to use these hairsprays at all if the alcohol remains in its original intoxicating state, because anointing oneself with an impure substance is forbidden.
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